How do you stay motivated to finish your book? Douglas Robbins explains what to do when the writing stalls, including why the later pages sometimes fix the earlier ones. Next in the writing series: How do I create characters people care about? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/…
Douglas Robbins says writer’s block would mean you have nothing at all to say, and he is sure you always have something to say. He explains what to do when you are stuck on a scene. Next in the writing series: How do I stay motivated to finish my book?…
What if someone has already written a story like yours? Douglas Robbins asks the harder question first: why does the world need another story like yours? He uses a client story to show how to answer it. Next in the writing series: How do I overcome writer’s block? Book a…
Douglas Robbins explains how to find your writing voice by spotting the little sparks in your writing and building on them. Next in the writing series: What if someone has written a similar story? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing Coaching: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/writing-coaching/ Black Cloud…
Worried you are not a good writer? Douglas Robbins has said it a hundred times and will say it a hundred more: writing is editing. Next in the writing series: How do I find my writing voice? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing Coaching:…
Not sure how your story ends? Douglas Robbins uses a road trip to explain how to keep writing when the ending has not shown up yet. Next in the writing series: What if I’m not a good writer? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing…
A short story is a sprint, and a novel is a marathon. Douglas Robbins explains how long it takes to write a book and what daily writing looks like for working authors. Next in the writing series: What if I don’t know how my story will end? Book a Call:…
Douglas Robbins gets asked how long a book should be, and his first answer is “That is not an answer I can provide.” He explains why, and why you don’t need outside approval to write the book you want. Next in the writing series: How long does it take to…
Writing your first chapter? Douglas Robbins says don’t ask anyone’s opinion yet. It is yours right now, and yours alone. Next in the writing series: How long should my book be? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing Coaching: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/writing-coaching/ Black Cloud Rises: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Cloud-Rises-Douglas-Robbins/dp/1733397817 Leaves…
Think of an outline like connecting the dots. Douglas Robbins explains how to create a book outline that way. Next in the writing series: How do I write the first chapter? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing Coaching: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/writing-coaching/ Black Cloud Rises: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Cloud-Rises-Douglas-Robbins/dp/1733397817 Leaves…
An idea does not arrive as a finished story. Douglas Robbins explains how to let it grow into a full story and how to tell whether you are looking at a novel or a short story. Next in the writing series: How do I create a book outline? Book a…
How do you know if your book idea is any good? Douglas Robbins gives two tests: are you excited about it, and is it yours. Next in the writing series: How do I turn my idea into a full story? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work:…
Staring at a blank page and hoping the book shows up is not a plan. Douglas Robbins explains how to start writing a book without sitting at the computer and waiting for it to happen. Next in the writing series: How do I know if my book idea is good?…
Author Douglas Robbins opens a series that answers the questions new writers ask most, from starting a book to getting it published. This short intro sets up the first one. Next in the writing series: How do I start writing a book? Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/…
Self-expression isn't a personality type or a hobby. It's the deeper part of you that's been buried under materialism, fear, and every label you've ever been handed. Douglas Robbins makes the case that the only way back to yourself is through whatever you need to create. Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/981835/fan_mail/new) Welcome back to the program everyone. I don't think we really understand quite often what self-expression is and how crucial it is to our lives. But it's every way you express yourself: how you play tennis, how you walk the dog, how you interact with…
Doug shares a writing tip for anyone stuck in perfectionism: your voice matters, writing is a muscle you build, and the words in you are worth trusting onto the page. Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing Coaching: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/writing-coaching/ Black Cloud Rises: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Cloud-Rises-Douglas-Robbins/dp/1733397817 Leaves Piled…
Doug breaks down how the 9 to 5 quietly became a 45+ hour grind that's draining your time, money, and mental health, and why saying no (and yes to yourself) might be the most powerful move you make this week. Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work:…
Doug asks the question worth sitting with this weekend: are your dreams just wishful thinking, or the potential you already carry and haven't fought for yet. Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow/ Men's Work: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/mens-work/ Writing Coaching: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/writing-coaching/ Black Cloud Rises: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Cloud-Rises-Douglas-Robbins/dp/1733397817 Leaves Piled High: https://www.amazon.com/Leaves-Piled-High-Douglas-Robbins-ebook/dp/B00AM8E2N6 A Love…
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Doug Robbins spent 20 years writing Black Cloud Rises after one question kept pulling at him: what do Native Americans do on Thanksgiving. Not a story of sadness, but one of hope, friendship, and a nation learning to do better. Pieces Of Our Past: Stories Of Our Future: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733397841?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Book…
A protest erupts during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, forcing a nation to face what it has suppressed. Doug Robbins on Black Cloud Rises and the past we can't outrun. Pieces Of Our Past: Stories Of Our Future: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733397841?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins LINKS: Website: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/TheDouglasRobbinsShow Men's Work:…
A baseball prodigy's bright future starts slipping away after his parents split, until an unlikely hero, someone society already cast aside, steps in. From Baseball Dreams of Bikers in Doug Robbins' Pieces of Our Past, Stories of Our Future. Pieces Of Our Past: Stories Of Our Future: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733397841?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Book a…
A fifty-year-old writer with no pedigree, no connections, and everything to lose decides he won't be denied any longer. From Charlie Hero, the second story in Doug Robbins' Pieces of Our Past, Stories of Our Future. Pieces Of Our Past: Stories Of Our Future: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733397841?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Book a Call: https://link.thedigitaltrifecta.com/widget/bookings/douglas-robins LINKS:…
